Draft amendments to the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan

Have your say on draft amendments to the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan.

What's being decided?

We want to hear your views on changes to the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan.

The draft amendments:

• extend the eastern and western boundaries of the Seal Bay Sanctuary Zone by 18.4 km2, with the western extension expanding the boundary of the marine park across a small, privately owned part of Vivonne Bay
• introduce a special purpose area, which will allow shore-based fishing to continue within the extension area across Vivonne Bay.

Background

Home to iconic Seal Bay, the Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park includes a range of animals and habitats that make this area a jewel of South Australia’s natural heritage.

The park lies along the southern coast of Kangaroo Island between D'Estrees Bay and the western end of Seal Bay Conservation Park. With deep-water reefs, exposed cliffs and rocky headlands the park features one of Australia’s most important breeding sites for Australian sea lions.

The Southern Kangaroo Island Marine Park Management Plan, adopted in 2012, is a strategic document that defines boundaries of various zones and special purpose areas, and sets out strategies to address management challenges.

The draft amendments have been developed following a government-led review of marine park sanctuary zones, an independent report and extensive stakeholder consultation.

Get involved

Find out more:

• Read the draft management plan amendment
• View the map
• Read the values and impacts statement
• Take a look at our FAQs
• Ask us a question

Have your say by:

• Completing the survey
• Emailing your feedback to DEWProtectedAreaManagement@sa.gov.au
• Posting your written feedback to:
  Department for Environment and Water
  National Parks and Protected Area Program
  GPO Box 1047 ADELAIDE SA 5000

Please note: Your responses will be made publicly available in full on the Department for Environment and Water’s website unless you indicate that you wish for these to remain confidential. Please also note that any responses that are made on a confidential basis may still be subject to access under Freedom of Information laws.

What are the next steps?

All comments will be collated and a consultation report will be made publicly available on this page.

The Minister for Climate, Environment and Water will consider all feedback before finalising the amendments to the management plan.

The approved changes, once authorised by the Governor, will be laid before Parliament for 14 sitting days.